Accolades: Ranked 9th on Golf Digest's 2013-14 Best in State list for Idaho and received 4 1/2 stars on Golf Digest's Place to Play list.

What to Expect: Sun Valley opened in 1937 and was Idaho's premier golf course for over 60 years due to the excellent service, strong layout, and beautiful mountain setting and views of Baldy. The course features some significant elevation changes and an excellent variety of holes and strategies.

By the Numbers

Tees

Par

Yardage

Rating

Slope

Championship (Option 1)

72

6938

72.5

141

Championship (Option 2)

72

6813

72.1

139

Middle

72

6318

70.3

130

Resort

72

5889

68.6

125

Forward (Women)

73

5408

70.7

127

Individual Hole Analysis

Signature Hole: 15th Hole – 244 Yard Par 3 – This long par three plays well downhill and over a creek to a green protected by two bunkers. Sun Valley's other signature hole is the 197 yard 17th which plays over a pond and offers stellar views of the famous ski hill on Baldy Mountain.

Best Par 3: The 244 yard 15th provides the most exhilarating tee shot of the day as it plays well downhill and over the water to a large green.

Best Par 4: The deepest tee box at the 460 yard 6th hole rests next to a rickety old water tank located well above the fairway. A creek crosses the fairway and runs the left side of the hole while OB lurks up the right side. It is a fun tee shot and a pretty approach to a green tucked back into the trees.

Best Par 5: The 555 yard 9th hole plays back toward Baldy Mountain and features two separte water hazards up the left side of the hole along with a trio of small bunkers. Two other bunkers protect the right side of the green which makes for a difficult approach due to the pond left of the green.

Birdie Time: At just 312 yards, the driveable 7th hole offers a excellent chance at birdie if you can avoid the water hazard and trees up the left side.

Bogey Beware: The 446 yard 2nd hole crosses a river twice, features a blind tee shot, plays downhill over a grove and trees, and finishes at a green that is completely fronted by a bunker. Sound tough enough?

Hokuala, The Ocean Course at

The Ocean course at Hokuala Resort is a spectacular Jack Nicklaus design on Kauai's southeastern coastline. The course formerly consisted of 27 holes but in 2015 was revamped to capture the 18 most prime holes on the property and renamed from Kauai Lagoons to the Ocean course at Hokuala. The front nine consists of a couple of warm up holes before being presented with some dramatic forced carries and stellar par threes. The back nine is the signature portion of the property with a 1/2 mile str